Washing-machine



(No Model.) A J. G. LEE.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 302.572. Patented July 29, 1884.

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NirEn Erarns arENr @Erima JOSEPH GREEN LEE, OF LON G-VIEVV, TEXAS.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPEC-ICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,572, dated `l'uly 29, 1884.

(No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that-l, JosEPii GREEN LEE, of Longview, county of Gregg, and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vashing-Machines; and I doliereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in washing-machines; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of v my machine, the side of the outer casing being broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse ver` tical section of same. Fig. 3 shows the lower, and Fig. et the upper, rubber in detail. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the intermediate frame.

The outer casing, A, is provided with a lid, A, hinged to the rear side, and provided with a locking-hook, A24, on its forward edge. On this forward edge, midway the end of themachine, I form a slet, A3, through which the iipper end of the lever A4E proj ects. This lever is pivoted on the inner side ofthe front of casi ng A, andits lower end is providedV with notch a for the purpose hereinafter described. The bottom A5 ofthe outer casing is made of tin, sheetiron, or other suitable metal, to permit the machine to be set on a furnace while in operation. Short blocks A6 are secured in the upper interior corners of the main casing, and serve as supports for the vertical inner boards, B B, and hold the'said boards slightly away from the sides of the inner casing. These inner boards extend down close to the bottom A, and are connected at their lower ends by the L-shaped plates B, the `upper wing, b, of which begins about midway the height of the inner plates and extends to the lower ends of the same, while the wing b is bent for ashort distance under the said plates, as shown. The inner boards, B, are perforated by a number of openings, B2, which permit the free circulation of steam.

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pass freely through it, and the rubber is placed on the wings b of plate B', as most clearly ward from the center of the front of rubber C into slot c of lever At.

The upper waslrboard, D, is provided with slots or ribs cl on its under side, and is perforated by openings d, as shown. This rubber is made of alength to extend onto and slightly over the upper edge of the plate B, and is provided with depending plates di, which extend down behind the wing b of said plate, as shown. The upper wash-board is provided with a head-plate, D, mounted on and separated from the rubber by means of side strips, di, so as to provide a steam space, dt, between the rubber and its head-plate, as shown. This head-plate is provided with straps or handles d, so the rubber may be readily placed in or \removed from the machine.

A frame, E, composed of side and cross bars, e c', is provided for the purpose of interposing yit between the layers of clothing in the operation ofthe machine. lt is made slightly longer than thelower rubber, so that as the said rubber is reciprocated it will reciprocate the interposed frame, but the latter will be stopped in its motion before the rubber, and a friction of the two parts will be had on the interposed layer of clothes. f

In operation, a layer of clothing is placed down on the lower rubber. The interposed frame E is placed on top of said layer. Another layer is then placed on the frame, and the upper rubber or waslrboardis placed there on in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Water is now introduced and the .machine is set on a furnace. This heats the water and produces steam. The lever Al is worked, and by means of pin c2 motion is communicated to the lower rubber, which is rapidly moved from end to end of the casing, carrying the clothing and framing E, and a thorough rubbing of the clothing is had, which, together with the circulation of steam, which is facilitated by the beforedescribed pcrforatiens and ar- A pin, c2, is extended for- IOO rangements, accomplishes a thorough cleans# in'g of the articles being` Washed.

It will be understood that good results Woul d be had'Were the machine operated independent of the furnace; but I prefer to use it as above described.

Y It is obvious that my framing and devices employed might be varied Without departing from the principles of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a Washing-machine, the combination of the suds-boX With an open-bottomed perforated inner casing, B, smaller in dimensions than the suds-box, and having supports to raise it 15 above the bottom of the suds-boX, and a perforated rubber, c, the upper Wash-board or rubber, D, provided With flanges cl2, fitting over the inner casing, the intermediateframe, e e', and operating-lever A, all constructed and 2o arranged to operate as specified, for the purpose'set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I append my signature.

' JOSEPH GREEN LEE. Witnesses:

T. E.' KENNARD, T. J. CLARK. 

